The Hershey Company is rated # 3 in price to sales category among related companies. It is rated # 3 in earnings per share category among related companies creating about 1.41 of Earnings Per Share per Price to Sales.

Price to Sales ratio is typically used for valuing equity relative to its own past performance as well as to performance of other companies or market indexes. In most cases, the lower the ratio the better it is for investors. However, it is advisable for investors to exercise caution when looking at price-to-sales ratios across different industries.

Hershey

P/S

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MV Per Share

Revenue Per Share

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2.66 times

The most important factor to remember is that the price of equity takes a firm's debt into account, whereas the sales does not consider financial leverage. Generally speaking, Price to Sales ratio shows how much market values every dollar of the company's sales.

Earnings per Share (EPS) denotes the portion of a company's earnings that is allocated to each share of common stock. To calculate Earnings per Share investors will need to take a company's net income, subtract any dividends for preferred stock, and divide it by the number of average outstanding shares. EPS is usually presented in two different ways: basic and diluted. Fully diluted Earnings per Share takes into account effects of warrants, options, and convertible securities and is generally viewed by analysts as a more accurate measure.

Hershey

Earnings per Share

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Earnings

Average Shares

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3.76 times

Earnings per Share is one of the most important measures of the current share price of a firm, and is used by investors to determine the company overall profitability; especially when it is compared to the EPS of similar companies.

Hershey is rated # 2 in earnings per share category among related companies.

Hershey is rated # 2 in price to sales category among related companies.